tertian

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A tertian fever.
    — And although we feele it not, it is not to bee doubted, if a continuall ague may in the end suppresse our mind, a tertian will also (according to her measure and proportion) breed some alteration in it.
  2. A cask of a certain size; its volume used as a measure of capacity (one-third of a tun's).
  3. A Jesuit going through tertianship.
形容词 adj.
  1. Characterised by paroxysms recurring every other day (that is, every third day by inclusive reckoning). not-comparable
  2. Pertaining to the mean-tone temperament, in which major thirds are perfectly in tune. not-comparable

词形变化

tercian alternative,historical tertians plural tercian alternative,historical

词汇关系

衍生词
semitertian
相关词
tertiary tertial

词源

词源 1
From Middle English tertiān, terciān, terciāne (adjective and noun), originally often as part of the collocation fever cum terciane, after Latin febris cum tertiānā. Compare the "third" essence of tertiary. By surface analysis, terti- + -an.
词源 2
From Middle English tertiān, terciān, terciāne (adjective and noun), originally often as part of the collocation fever cum terciane, after Latin febris cum tertiānā. Compare the "third" essence of tertiary. By surface analysis, terti- + -an.
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